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Much has been made in recent days about how Gemini dollar (GUSD), a USD-pegged stablecoin created by the Winklevoss-founded Gemini cryptocurrency exchange, can help regularize cryptocurrency as a mainstream asset class. However, decentralization hardliners may be dismayed by the details of this grand bargain. GUSD Smart Contract Gives Gemini Broad Control Writing on tech publication The post Gemini Can Freeze its USD-Pegged Cryptocurrency at Any Time: Researcher appeared first on CCN

Cryptocurrency wallet and vault Xapo is the latest recipient of New York’s ‘BitLicense’, arguably the strictest state law governing the crypto sector, from the state’s financial regulator. In an announcement on Thursday, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS)’s superintendent Maria T. Vullo said the authority is furthering “New York’s continued commitment to creating The post BitLicense #6: New York Grants Cryptocurrency License to Bitcoin Wallet Xapo appeared first on CCN